Another DK Member Checked Off My Poop Bag List! I Met Becka and Sadie!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I am working on my cruise blog, but meanwhile I have to talk about a member I met right before our ship sailed on the high seas.  A couple of months ago, Becka (and Sadie) wrote me that she was going to stalk me in Florida if I did not take time to meet her while we were there.  Well, I didn’t want to be stalked, so I had no choice but to agree to meet her. Of course, I insisted it be a public place with lots of witnesses, just in case one of my blogs or discussions had rubbed her the wrong way and she was there to settle a score.  John and Doris went with me as backup and we agreed to meet on one of the Fort Lauderdale beaches.

 

Meeting on a beach in a strange place is easier said than done, especially when you have no idea where you are and Florida seems to have saved some taxpayer money by posting NO street signs.  The phone conversations went something like this….”where are you?....I don’t know….what street are you by?....I don’t know…what do you see nearby?….Doris and John….what else?.....lots of water…..what else?....a restaurant.”  BINGO!  We found a dog friendly restaurant that had a name and from there Becka was able to find it on her phone or GPS or something.  I guess I figured a good stalker should have known where we were at all times.

 

We grabbed a seat outside and waited for Becka and Sadie to show up.  The seats we grabbed were in a large wooden glider, near a little pond, and I hoped Sadie was different than Fudge and Vern and would not be wading in the first chance she got.  Turns out, my worries were unfounded, because Sadie was very well behaved and jumped up on the glider seat between Becka and me and was good as gold. I had never been to a restaurant that allowed dogs, so this was a first for me, and Sadie was a great dog to experience this with for the first time. 

 

Becka is an interesting gal and has been to lots of places. Turns out she is very smart and if she wanted to, could grade all my blogs and discussions on grammar, spelling, and content, but she is nice enough not to publicly humiliate me. She has lived everywhere and was a long way from where she started. Her adventurous spirit reminded me of my oldest daughter and I almost shook her and said, “daughters belong with their mothers,” but then I remembered this was Becka and not Megan. Lord knows I don’t want a stalker living right next door.  We had a lot of fun getting to know each other and I am sure Becka came away from our meeting thrilled to have met all of us, although I’ve noticed I have not heard one peep from her since our visit and she has not written anything about the meeting.  The other thing I noticed and of course, I am hesitant to bring it up and embarrass Becka, was when it came time to pay for the restaurant bill, Becka had no cash.  Not a dime on her person and as John reached for the bill, she did say she had a card, but for all we know that could have been a Hallmark greeting card and a lot of good that would do us. I am pretty sure Becka suspected this would be in this blog because I told her it would be and I couldn’t stop teasing her.

 

The more people on DK that I meet, the more I think DK is the best Internet group in the world. Every single person I have met (well, maybe except for Pat and all her toad/frog stories) has been interesting and fun and I think I can now call a friend.  We are all so much more than our love for our Doodles and Becka was no exception. Becka, for a stalker, you turned out pretty great and Sadie was a delight.  Thanks for taking the time to meet us in Fort Lauderdale.

 

P.S. Pat, You know I love ya!

I wore my Where's Waldo? shirt to make it easier for Becka to spot me!

I think Becka is either telling Sadie to get ready to run when the check comes OR this day has been a dream come true for her!

Doris shoving her way into the Photo!

[Leslie and Halas]

How did I miss this?!  I thought last week felt empty, and now I know it's because I missed one of your blogs.  

The only reason you were saving Flat Laurie until we sailed is that you knew you'd have a captive audience at that point.  What were we going to do?  Jump overboard?  Although, if you had revealed her on Friday or Saturday (and I think reveal is the right word when it comes to Flat Laurie), that would have just given Ronna an extra couple of days to lead Flat Laurie astray.   But don't worry, there's plenty of time to lead her astray now.  She was such a good girl...

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, F. Of course, we are still friends :) Your humor is one of the things I like best about you, even when it is at my expense :)

[F, Calla & Luca]

Loved the blog and I will have to read all the comments I missed while running around of late. I am so glad we are still friends, I think, even though I am not nice enough not to publicly humiliate you : )

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Pat!

Nancy, Wouldn't that be wonderful? You could always look us up, too, if you come East. We are really close to Intercourse :) Sadie is a beauty and had many admirers at the restaurant.

Stella and BG, I would love that tour :)

[BG and Gavin]

I will second that Stella!

[Stella]

Can't wait for you to come and do a Canadian tour of all the DK members up here!!'

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Laurie, you can't fly because we want to meet Fudge and Vern - that is just the way it is!

Becka, being a bad stalker is surely a good thing. :-} However, how Laurie could miss the darling Sadie is truly a wonder!  I am sure she just needed to follow the crowd of admirers.

[Pat and Traveler]

Oh.  Always a joy to be the source of giggles.  :)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Christine, I will definitely get to Texas :) There are many people and dogs I want to meet there. Promise :)

BG, LOL...another victim :) Hey, Becka asked...LOL!

Thanks, Robin!

Thanks, Gina!!

Nancy, I would LOVE to come to Southern CA. I think I would fly....LOL :)

Ronna, LOL...I didn't know we snuck off that day. I swear it was Doris's fault :) I did not want to watch football on vacation or any other day.

Deanna, I like anything where I win :) LOL

Pat, For some reason, it makes me giggle to write stuff about you :) I can just see you sitting there and then all of a sudden WHAP :)

Thanks, Lori!

[Christine & Shelby]

Laurie.... great blog as always.  I am hoping that someday you will make your way to Texas to meet the B/CS doodle group.  I kid you not.... Doris has seen you twice since the last time I saw her and we only live 8 miles apart.  Sounds like you had a great visit.  Planning your trip to TX yet?